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• Evaluation of the Approach to Respirable Quartz Exposure Control in U.S. Coal Mines
  2/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The performance of the current regulatory approach was found to be lacking due to the use of a variable property - quartz content in airborne dust - to establish a standard for subsequent exposures.
• Coal Dust Exposure and Mortality From Ischemic Heart Disease Among a Cohort of U.S. Coal Miners
  10/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Particulate exposure from air pollution increases the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality. Although coal miners are highly exposed to coal dust particulate, studies of IHD mortality risk among coal miners have had inconsistent results.
• Investigation into Dust Exposures and Mining Practices in Mines in the Southern Appalachian Region
  2/1/2009 - Conference papers
  This paper presents the results to date of a NIOSH investigation into the possible causes that would account for the observed higher trends in CWP disease progression through review, data analysis, and in-mine surveying.
• Investigating Mining Practices and Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposures in Underground Coal Mines
  12/28/2023 - Research projects
  A project to examine past and current coal mining practices and to identify potential trends, gaps in effective respirable crystalline silica exposure sampling and monitoring, and/or associations with geographic regions of high lung disease rates.
• Characterization of Forms of Silica with Varying Degrees of Crystallinity in Respirable Dust to Assess their Effects on Miners’ Pneumoconiosis
  7/4/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to evaluate different forms of silica embedded in the mine-emitted dusts and how they are related to their host rocks’ mineralogical and geological features. 
• Evaluation of Mobile Applications for Digital Contact Tracing
  3/27/2023 - Research projects
  A project to develop guidelines for the design, implementation, and evaluation of digital contact tracing tools through laboratory and field testing under occupational settings and to investigate human factor considerations for adopting such tools.
• Filter Media and Holder Compatible with Personal Dust Monitor and End-of-Shift Crystalline Silica Quantification by Raman and FTIR Spectroscopy
  2/22/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract with Desert Research Institute to find alternative filter media and redesign the filter holder for the continuous personal dust monitorto make the filter compatible with end-of-shift respirable crystalline silica quantification.
• Characterization of Submicron-/Nano-scale Coal Dusts and Their Effects on Miners' Pneumoconiosis and Lung Cancer for Underground Coal Mines
  2/17/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract with Pennsylvania State University to investigate the characterization of submicron-/nano-scale coal dusts and their effects on miners’ pneumoconiosis and lung cancer for underground coal mines.
• Respiratory Diseases
  9/3/2021 - Research areas
  This page summarizes how NIOSH is addressing respiratory diseases in the mining industry.
• Best Practices for Dust Control in Coal Mining. Second edition.
  8/16/2021 - Information Circulars
  Read about the latest best practices for dust control in coal mining.